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Meaning of 'drone' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Drone [ n.]
- To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
- To love in idleness; to do nothing.
2 . Drone [ v. i.]
- The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee.
- One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard.
- That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth.
- A humming or deep murmuring sound.
- A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.

Meaning of 'drone' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . drone [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make a monotonous low dull sound
Example in sentence:
  • The harmonium was droning on

Nearby Words:

drock drofland drogher drogman drogoman drogue droh droil droit droitural

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